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mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site

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Accession
GO:0044233
Name
mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
ER-mitochondrion membrane contact site, endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondrion membrane contact site, mitochondria-associated ER membrane, mitochondria-associated membrane, mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum (ER) contact, MAM
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A zone of apposition between endoplasmic-reticulum and mitochondrial membranes, structured by bridging complexes. These contact sites are thought to facilitate inter-organelle calcium and phospholipid exchange. Source: PMID:22078959, GOC:jl, PMID:29684109, PMID:19556461, PMID:29626751
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History
See term history for GO:0044233 at QuickGO
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Parents of mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site (GO:0044233)
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mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  Eukaryota (NCBITaxon:2759)
mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site [RO:0002131 relation] RO:0002131  endoplasmic reticulum membrane (GO:0005789)
mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site [is_a relation] is_a  organelle membrane contact site (GO:0044232)
mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site [RO:0002131 relation] RO:0002131  mitochondrial membrane (GO:0031966)
Children of mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site (GO:0044233)
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ERMES complex (GO:0032865) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site
mitochondrion-endoplasmic reticulum membrane tethering (GO:1990456) [RO:0002592 relation] RO:0002592  mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site
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